Echo Syntax Error

[paseo]

Can anybody provide the proper syntax for the following line:

echo "<input type=checkbox name=remember "if($form->value("remember")!= ""){ echo "checked"; }">";

Thanks in advance!

[eelixduppy]

echo '<input type="checkbox" name="remember" ';
if(!empty($form->value("remember"))){ echo 'checked'; }
echo '/>"';

[coopster]

$checked = ($form->value("remember")) ? ' checked="checked" ' : ''; 
print '<input type="checkbox" name="remember"' . $checked . '>';

Basic Syntax [php.net]
Strings [php.net]

[paseo]

You da man Coopster, i tried the echo statement from eelixdubby but for some reason got a blank page...

Thanks!

[coopster]

Probably because empty() [php.net] only checks variables as anything else will result in a parse error and you don't have error_reporting [php.net] turned up high enough to see the issue in your test environment. More importantly, you should read the links provided regarding basics and strings to understand how to build strings in PHP.

[eelixduppy]

wow...don't I feel silly. I wasn't actually paying attention to detail...oops ;) thanks coop

[whoisgregg]

You can also put the ternary operator inline with the echo statement:

echo '<input type="checkbox" name="remember"' . ( ($form->value("remember"))? ' checked="checked" ' : '' ) . '>';

Added: You'd do this if you don't want to declare an extra variable... although declaring that variable probably makes the code more readable. ::shrug:: :)